(historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.
Moving by itself or automatically.
backcountry
backcountry
noun
A remote region; countryside that is relatively inaccessible; the boondocks.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
biscuitlike
biscuitlike
Adjective
Resembling a biscuit or some aspect of one.
blacktongue
blockbusted
blockbuster
blockbuster
noun
(US) One who engages in blockbusting (technique encouraging people to sell property).
(informal) Something, especially an event or a film, book or other creative work, that is intended to achieve high sales (perhaps indicated by large budgets or high advertising spending) or that is conceived on a large or epic scale
(informal) Something, such as a film or book, that sustains exceptional and widespread popularity and achieves enormous sales, as opposed to a box office bomb.
(slang) Anything very large or powerful; a whopper.
A high-explosive bomb used for the purposes of demolishing extensive areas, such as a city block.
A large firework of the firecracker type; an M-80.
bluejackets
bluejackets
noun
plural of bluejacket
bucketmaker
bucketmaker
noun
A manufacturer of buckets.
buckeystown
bucklandite
bucktoothed
bucktoothed
adj
Having buckteeth
buckwheater
buckwheater
noun
A poor and unskilled farmer.
bullsticker
chalkcutter
choukoutien
computernik
computernik
noun
(informal, dated) A computer enthusiast.
counterdike
countermark
countermark
noun
(farriery) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their age.
A mark or token added to those already existing, as a security or proof.
verb
(transitive) To apply a countermark to.
countersank
countersank
verb
simple past tense of countersink
countersink
countersink
noun
a cylindrical recess, typically machined around a hole to admit a screw so that it sits flush with a surface.
verb
(transitive) To cause to sink even with or below the surface.
(transitive) To create such a conical recess.
countersunk
countersunk
adj
(of a bolt or screw) That has a flat conical top allowing it to be inserted flush with a surface
verb
past participle of countersink
countertack
counterwork
counterwork
verb
(transitive) To work in opposition to; to counteract.
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
cuckoopints
cuckoopints
noun
plural of cuckoopint
deutschmark
duckhearted
duckhunting
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
goatsuckers
goatsuckers
noun
plural of goatsucker
gunstocking
hucksterage
hucksterage
noun
The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.
hucksteress
hucksteress
noun
(archaic) A female huckster.
huckstering
huckstering
noun
The behaviour of a huckster.
verb
present participle of huckster
hucksterism
hucksterism
noun
The condition of being a huckster; hucksterish behavior.
hucksterize
hucksterize
verb
To hawk; to promote, especially in a pushy or deceptive manner.
justicelike
justicelike
adj
Alternative form of justice-like
kamptulicon
kamptulicon
noun
(archaic) A kind of elastic floorcloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.
kentuckians
keratoconus
keratoconus
noun
(pathology) A degenerative non-inflammatory disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal even curve
knackwursts
knackwursts
noun
plural of knackwurst
knockabouts
knockabouts
noun
plural of knockabout
knockwursts
knockwursts
noun
plural of knockwurst
lacklusters
lacklusters
noun
plural of lackluster
leptokurtic
leptokurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis greater than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having positive excess kurtosis.
leukoctyoid
leukocytoid
leukocytoid
adj
Resembling a leukocyte
motortrucks
motortrucks
noun
plural of motortruck
multipacket
multipacket
adj
Composed of multiple packets
nunapitchuk
nutcrackers
nutcrackers
noun
plural of nutcracker
nutcrackery
outjockeyed
outjockeyed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outjockey
outpolitick
outpolitick
verb
(transitive) To outdo in politics.
outreckoned
outreckoned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outreckon
outslicking
outslicking
verb
present participle of outslick
outtricking
outtricking
verb
present participle of outtrick
picturelike
picturelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a picture.
platykurtic
platykurtic
adj
(statistics) Of a distribution: having kurtosis less than that of a normal distribution; equivalently, having negative excess kurtosis.
pockmanteau
pockmanteau
noun
(Scotland, archaic) portmanteau
puckermouth
quarterback
quarterback
noun
(American football, Canadian football) An offensive back whose primary job is to pass the ball in a play.
(American football, historical) An offensive back who receives the snap (hike) and then blocks the defense from crossing the line of scrimmage; a blocking back.
(rugby football, historical) A position just behind the forwards, or one who plays this position.
verb
(American football) To play the position of quarterback.
(by extension) To lead a team or group; to be primarily responsible for some group project or activity.
quarterdeck
quarterdeck
noun
(nautical) The aft part of the upper deck of a ship; normally reserved for officers
rheumaticky
rheumaticky
adj
(colloquial) Of, pertaining to or having rheumatism.
routhercock
rudderstock
rudderstock
noun
(nautical) The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by hinges, or similarly, with the sternpost of a vessel.
saltchucker
saltchucker
noun
(Canada, informal, fishing) Someone who fishes in saltwater.
shattuckite
shattuckite
noun
(mineralogy) A copper silicate hydroxide mineral.
shrewstruck
shuttlecock
shuttlecock
noun
(countable) A lightweight object that is conical in shape with a cork or rubber-covered nose, used in badminton the way a ball is used in other racquet games. [from early 16th c.]
(uncountable, dated) The game of badminton.
verb
To move rapidly back and forth.
To send or toss back and forth; to bandy.
soundtracks
soundtracks
noun
plural of soundtrack
stackhousia
stagestruck
stagestruck
adj
Enamored of the theatre, the craft of acting or of actors/actresses.
stockhausen
stuccoworks
stuccoworks
noun
plural of stuccowork
stumpsucker
subjectlike
subjectlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a subject.
subtacksman
subtacksmen
sunstricken
sunstricken
Adjective
Afflicted with sunstroke.
superstocks
superstocks
noun
plural of superstock
thoughtsick
thoughtsick
adj
Sick with worry.
thumbtacked
thumbtacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of thumbtack
ticklenburg
ticklenburg
noun
A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies.
treckschuyt
treckschuyt
noun
Alternative spelling of trekschuit.
trucemaking
truckdriver
truckdriver
noun
(cycling) a freestyle BMX move involving turning the bicycle handlebar 360-degrees, akin to spinning the steering wheel of a big truck to turn
(skiing) a freestyle skiing aerialist move involving grabbing the front end of one's skis on a jump in a pike position, similar to holding the large steering wheel of a big truck
Alternative spelling of truck driver: person employed to drive a truck
trucklingly
truckmaster
truckmaster
noun
(historical) The manager of a colonially-sanctioned store that traded goods with the Native Americans.
tunkhannock
tunkhannock
Proper noun
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA
turnbuckles
turnbuckles
noun
plural of turnbuckle
turtlebacks
turtlebacks
noun
plural of turtleback
turtlenecks
turtlenecks
noun
plural of turtleneck
unactorlike
unactorlike
adj
Not actorlike.
unbracketed
unbracketed
adj
Not bracketed.
uncourtlike
uncourtlike
adj
Not courtlike.
underjacket
understruck
undertricks
undertricks
noun
plural of undertrick
unskeptical
unskeptical
adj
Not skeptical; having an open mind.
unthickened
unthickened
adj
Not thickened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unthicken